mapProjection

P1986
predicate

Indicates the specific method or transformation used to represent locations from the curved surface of the Earth onto a flat map.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
mapProjection canonical 16
usesProjection 10
cartographicProjection 6

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: mapProjection
Generated description
Indicates the specific method or transformation used to represent locations from the curved surface of the Earth onto a flat map.

Sample triples (39)

Subject Object
Flag of the United Nations azimuthal equidistant projection ⓘ
OS Explorer 392 British National Grid via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
Crestview USGS topographic map UTM grid (Universal Transverse Mercator) ⓘ
Gerardus Mercator Mercator projection via predicate surface "mapProjectionDeveloped" ⓘ
Atlas Maior various early modern map projections via predicate surface "cartographicProjection" ⓘ
For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration yes via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
Martin Waldseemüller cordiform projection via predicate surface "mapProjectionUsed" ⓘ
IGN Top25 3531ET (St-Gervais / Massif du Mont Blanc) conformal projection (IGN standard) ⓘ
Mercator–Hondius atlas Mercator projection via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula
linked to: Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula (world map)
double-hemisphere projection ⓘ
Collins Atlas series various cartographic projections ⓘ
OS Explorer OL6 OSGB36 via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
linked to: British National Grid
OS Landranger British National Grid ⓘ
USGS Lake Placid UTM grid shown ⓘ
Juan de la Cosa portolan chart via predicate surface "mapTechnique" ⓘ
Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along large screen projection via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
USGS Clark Mountain USGS standard projection for topographic maps via predicate surface "cartographicProjection" ⓘ
Theatre of the World various 16th-century projections via predicate surface "mapProjectionUsed" ⓘ
British Antarctic Survey topographic maps polar stereographic projection via predicate surface "projectionUsed" ⓘ
British Antarctic Survey topographic maps UTM projection (selected sheets) via predicate surface "projectionUsed" ⓘ
IGN Top25 Lambert conformal conic ⓘ
OSNI Discoverer 29 Irish Grid ⓘ
linked to: Irish grid reference system
UTM coordinate system Transverse Mercator projection via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
Alpine Club map 30/1 Ötztaler Alpen – Gurgl topographic projection used by Austrian Alpine Club via predicate surface "cartographicProjection" ⓘ
OS National Grid Transverse Mercator ⓘ
USGS Mount Drum conformal projection (typical USGS topo) via predicate surface "cartographicProjection" ⓘ
Piri Reis map portolan-style rhumb-line network via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
Ordnance Survey Landranger maps Transverse Mercator via predicate surface "cartographicProjection" ⓘ
OS Landranger 90 British National Grid ⓘ
USGS Franconia conformal projection ⓘ
OS Landranger 36 British National Grid ⓘ
OS Landranger 97 British National Grid via predicate surface "cartographicProjection" ⓘ
USGS Duffer Peak Universal Transverse Mercator via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
linked to: UTM coordinate system
USGS Mount Marcy quadrangle conformal projection (USGS standard for quadrangles) ⓘ
OS Explorer OL18 Transverse Mercator ⓘ
UTM transverse Mercator projection via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
USGS Tyonek B-2 Universal Transverse Mercator ⓘ
linked to: UTM coordinate system
Wonders of China 360-degree projection via predicate surface "usesProjection" ⓘ
USGS Wheeler Peak USGS standard topographic projection via predicate surface "hasMapProjection" ⓘ